Pakistani TV host and media celebrity Waqar Zaka on Saturday confirmed that he was beaten up by unidentified assailants on the streets of Karachi, an incident that came fore through a video that went viral on social media earlier today.
Waqar Zaka confirmed the incident, as the TV anchor shared the incident with media representatives.
"I was in a cafe for dinner at 2am. I was alone and they were eight to nine boys and girls. They started making my videos, I objected and asked how would they react if I did the same," he said, quoted local media reports.
"This started the arguments and after they asked me to come outside. When I walked out of the cafe. There were 10 to 12 security guards," he said.
According to the social media video that was also aired by local TV channels, Waqar Zaka can be seen beaten badly near the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi at Clifton neighbourhood of the city.
As per the video, in which the faces of persons are not clear except Waqar Zakas, two people can be seen continuously beating Waqar and shouting obscentities towards him, Zaka keeps on pleading for mercy and but to no avail. Meanwhile, people standing nearby acted as mere bystanders.
Waqar, who sustained injuries during the incident, informed that he had already filed a FIR against the miscreants.
Waqar Zaka hosts reality shows on Pakistani TV channels. In the first week of January 2017, he was in Aleppo for the coverage of Syrian war victims.
Note: Video could not be shared due to use of profane language
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